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Porter grew up with her mother and grandmother, and has only met her father once.[2] A former ballet dancer, Porter was told by the ballet school she attended that she was overweight for a dancer, she later attended The Hammond in Chester.[2]

In November 2008 it was announced that Porter had joined the cast of Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, playing the role of Theresa McQueen. Porter said that she was "thrilled" to join the cast and be a part of one of soap opera's "most notorious families".[3] In October 2013 she said she is leaving Hollyoaks at the end of her contract but the door has been left open so she can return.[4] She announced her return in April 2014, just 3 months later. In August 2014 she returned onscreen as a heavily pregnant Theresa.

In FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2011 Porter was ranked 50th.[7]

In August 2011, Porter took part in the ITV show Born to Shine. Porter learned to street dance on the show, but failed to make the final.[8]

In 2012, Porter was confirmed to be a contestant on the seventh series of Dancing on Ice.[9] Porter was paired with dancing with American pairs skaterMatt Evers.[10] Porter made it to the final and finished in second place behind Matthew Wolfenden.[11] Porter later told the Press Association that she wanted to stay with Hollyoaks. Due to popular demand, she returned to Dancing On Ice in 2014 in an 'All Stars' edition for their final series but was voted out in the first week.